[07/26/12 - 04:12 PM]NBA TV to Televise 96 Games During 2012-13 Regular Season Featuring Multiple Appearances by Heat, Thunder, Knicks, Lakers, Clippers, Celtics and BullsLook for San Antonio at New Orleans and Portland at L.A. Lakers to kick off said coverage on Wednesday, October 31.

Schedule Includes Rockets' Jeremy Lin Returning to New York vs. Knicks Dec. 17

NBA TV today announced its 2012-13 NBA regular-season schedule will feature 96 live regular season games beginning with the New Orleans Hornets, in the highly-anticipated debut of rookie Anthony Davis, facing the San Antonio Spurs and Tim Duncan on Wednesday, October 31, at 8 p.m. ET. The network's Wednesday doubleheader will also include the Los Angeles Lakers, with Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash, hosting the Portland Trail Blazers and LaMarcus Aldridge at 10:30 p.m. The 2012-13 regular season schedule was unveiled tonight exclusively on NBA TV.

· Nov. 28 - a doubleheader featuring several of the league's premier point guards when the Celtics host the Nets at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Timberwolves visiting the Clippers at 10:30 p.m.

· Dec. 29 - the top two picks in the 2012 NBA Draft and former Kentucky teammates facing off when the Hornets and Davis visit the Bobcats and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist at 7 p.m.

· Jan. 2 - the past two NBA champions meeting when the Heat host the Mavericks at 7:30 p.m.

· Jan. 21 - a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day game with the Knicks hosting the Nets at 3:30 p.m.

· Feb. 13 - a doubleheader featuring the Celtics and Rajon Rondo hosting the Bulls and Luol Deng at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Rockets and Lin visiting the Clippers and Chris Paul at 10:30 p.m.

· March 11 - a 2012 Western Conference Finals rematch, as the Spurs host the Thunder at 8:30 p.m.

· April 12 - the Heat and offseason acquisition Ray Allen facing his former team, the Celtics, at 7:30 p.m.

For the fifth consecutive year, NBA TV's popular Fan Night will return on Tuesdays throughout the season beginning Nov. 6. NBA fans will once again have the opportunity to vote via www.nba.com/nbatv/fannight, NBA Mobile, the NBA Facebook page and Yahoo.com for the game they most want to see on NBA TV.